Where is the alleged xenophobia?

[village_person]

More than 1000 people from some 80 countries will officially join the Australian family in special citizenship ceremonies across New South Wales on Wednesday (September 17), to celebrate Australian Citizenship Day.

http://medianet.com.au/releases/release-details?id=810202

I thought we were supposed to be xenophobes? With more than 1000 people from 80 countries willing to join us the correct word is XENOMANIA not xenophobia.

[polksaladallie]

Here is some of it.

[boris1gary]

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@village_person wrote:

More than 1000 people from some 80 countries will officially join the Australian family in special citizenship ceremonies across New South Wales on Wednesday (September 17), to celebrate Australian Citizenship Day.

http://medianet.com.au/releases/release-details?id=810202

I thought we were supposed to be xenophobes? With more than 1000 people from 80 countries willing to join us the correct word is XENOMANIA not xenophobia.

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Did you think that we are all supposed to be xenophobic?

xenophobic

[zen-uh-foh-bik, zee-nuh‐] Spell Syllables

• Examples
• Word Origin

adjective

1.

unreasonably fearful of or hating anyone or anything foreign or strange.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/xenophobic

[polksaladallie]

Here is another.

[boris1gary]

there's a few threads around that would fit under the title - xenophobia.

[the_great_she_elephant]

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@village_person wrote:

More than 1000 people from some 80 countries will officially join the Australian family in special citizenship ceremonies across New South Wales on Wednesday (September 17), to celebrate Australian Citizenship Day.

http://medianet.com.au/releases/release-details?id=810202

I thought we were supposed to be xenophobes? With more than 1000 people from 80 countries willing to join us the correct word is XENOMANIA not xenophobia.

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Xenophobia is not about whether people from other countries wish to become Australian Citizens - it is about whether born and bred Australians are happy for them to do so.

And if Xenomania is the correct word, would you describe yourself as a Xenomaniac?

[village_person]

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@polksaladallie wrote:

Here is another.

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1000 people from some 80 countries

Yes, please explain.

[village_person]

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

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@village_person wrote:

More than 1000 people from some 80 countries will officially join the Australian family in special citizenship ceremonies across New South Wales on Wednesday (September 17), to celebrate Australian Citizenship Day.

http://medianet.com.au/releases/release-details?id=810202

I thought we were supposed to be xenophobes? With more than 1000 people from 80 countries willing to join us the correct word is XENOMANIA not xenophobia.

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Xenophobia is not about whether people from other countries wish to become Australian Citizens - it is about whether born and bred Australians are happy for them to do so.

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Wouldn't there be huge demonstrations by the great unwashed demanding that the 1000+ people from some 80 countries sod off?